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Leading The Return To God
Contributed by Joseph Marshall on May 25, 2026 (message contributor)
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1. Will You Return?
Contributed on May 25, 2026
Will you stay where you have grown comfortable, or will you return to the place of worship, obedience, and covenant purpose?
Ezra 1 opens with a powerful reminder that God does not forget His word, His people, or His purpose. After years of captivity in Babylon, the Lord moved upon the heart of Cyrus, king of Persia, to make a proclamation: the people of God could return to Jerusalem and rebuild the house of the Lord. In ...read more
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2. The Remnant Must Rise
Contributed on May 25, 2026
Though they had known the shame of captivity, they had not been abandoned by the God of heaven. He knew where they were, He knew who they were, and in His time, He called them to rise and return. That is the great message of this chapter.
Ezra 2 is one of those chapters many readers are tempted to pass over quickly. It is a chapter of names, numbers, families, priests, singers, porters, servants, and offerings. To the casual reader it may seem like a record book, but to the spiritual mind it is a revival chapter. It is the record of ...read more